| The Amarillo Biennial 600:
DRAWING will be an exhibition of artwork selected
by a curator/juror from the works submitted by artists living
within a 600 mile radius of Amarillo, Texas.
James Elaine, the Hammer Projects Curator at the
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles has curated over
30 solo projects of emerging international artists and
group exhibitions. Elaine was the Viewing
Program Coordinator and the Selections Show Curator at The Drawing
Center in New York, where he co-curated over 40 exhibitions and reviewed
hundreds
of
artists¹ work.
35mm color slides (NO GLASS)* will be the only accepted format for the
curating/jurying process. Please label slides with name, title of work,
medium, dimensions (H x W x D), top. Slides will not be returned. Each
artist
may submit up to three slides of three drawings. The first slide
is free. Each additional slide will carry a $15.00 handling fee. A cashier¹s
or personal check must be included in the envelope with the slide(s)
and completed artist forms seen below. Submissions must be postmarked
on or before March 1, 2005.
Each drawing selected for the exhibition will be hand-delivered or shipped
by the artist in a re-usable carton or crate* to the Amarillo Museum
of Art (AMOA). The incoming shipping and insurance will be at the
artist¹s
expense*.
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The AMOA will pay for return shipping
and insurance for each drawing in the exhibition.
The drawings
will be insured while in the possession of the AMOA. AMOA is
not responsible for damage due to
improper packing.
All framed drawings must use plexiglass, (NO GLASS*) and be
ready for professional installation (wired for hanging, etc.*).
Any special installation
instructions should only be sent after artwork has been selected for
exhibition in the Amarillo Biennial
600: DRAWING.
The Amarillo Museum of Art will publish a catalogue to document the
exhibition and selected artworks from the exhibition. The catalogue will
be distributed to relevant art institutions and galleries nationwide.
Each accepted artist will receive 2 copies of the Amarillo Biennial
600: DRAWING
catalogue. Accepted artworks may be reproduced for publicity or educational
purposes, and may appear on the Amarillo Museum of Art website.
Artists whose works are accepted for inclusion in the Amarillo
Biennial 600: DRAWING will be notiÞed in writing by
the first week in April, 2005. All artwork selected for the exhibition
must arrive by May 6, 2005.
The Amarillo Museum of Art will award two $1000.00 cash awards along
with selected purchases for the Museum collection.
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